ASPIRE Fellowship Purpose and Opportunities
The ASPIRE Fellowship is designed to:
- Provide underrepresented minority (URM) and women engineering students at the undergraduate and graduate levels with the opportunity to gain specialized, in-depth, training in accelerator engineering disciplines by working at Fermilab on high profile projects, starting with PIP-II, Fermilab's new powerful, superconducting radio frequency (SRF) linear accelerator. For undergraduate participants the program will also provide a strong basis for proceeding to post-graduate study if they are so inclined.
- Increase the pool of diverse candidates and create pipelines in a variety of engineering disciplines that have been historically in high-demand within the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) laboratory and university system, including: SRF acceleration, cryogenics, high- and low-power radio frequency, advanced instrumentation, and controls systems for high-performance particle accelerators.
- Equip URM engineering graduates with qualifications to compete for positions that are in high demand in accelerator facilities in the U.S. and internationally.
- Provide participants the opportunity to understand how Fermilab as a whole works.
- Diversify the PIP-II and Fermilab workforce by creating an environment that fosters transfer of knowledge, professional development and growth, expert collaboration, career advancement, and visibility for URMs in accelerator engineering.
- Provide networking opportunities through participation in workshops, schools, and conferences, and co-authoring of technical articles and papers.
- Provide a work environment that retains diverse hires by targeting successful advancement along career paths through active mentoring.
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